Books with title The Ugly Duckling and other Fairy Tales

Among the most beloved fairy tales in literature, the stories of Hans Christian Andersen have been delighting children and adults for generations. Their simplicity, humor, imaginative power, and universality have made them classics all over the world. Now readers can enjoy eight favorite tales from the great Danish storyteller: "The Ugly Duckling," "The Red Shoes," "Thumbelina," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Little Match Girl," "The Princess and the Pea," and "The Nightingale." Newly reset in large easy-to-read type, these stories invite youngsters to enter a magical kingdom of fable fantasy and adventure. Adults, too, will find much of interest here, for the stories often contain elements only fully appreciated by older readers. In short, as Andersen himself insisted, these tales were written for all ages. Gathered together in this inexpensive volume, they represent hours of enjoyable entertainment in the company of one of the world's great storytellers. Six delightful illustrations by Harriet Golden enhance the text.

Among the most beloved fairy tales in literature, the stories of Hans Christian Andersen have been delighting children and adults for generations. Their simplicity, humor, imaginative power, and universality have made them classics all over the world. Now readers can enjoy eight favorite tales from the great Danish storyteller: "The Ugly Duckling," "The Red Shoes," "Thumbelina," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Little Match Girl," "The Princess and the Pea," and "The Nightingale." Newly reset in large easy-to-read type, these stories invite youngsters to enter a magical kingdom of fable fantasy and adventure. Adults, too, will find much of interest here, for the stories often contain elements only fully appreciated by older readers. In short, as Andersen himself insisted, these tales were written for all ages. Gathered together in this inexpensive volume, they represent hours of enjoyable entertainment in the company of one of the world's great storytellers. Six delightful illustrations by Harriet Golden enhance the text.

Follow one large, ungainly “duck” as he is laughed at, kicked, and pecked for being different. Hans Christian Anderson shows that beauty is only skindeep, and many other important moral lessons in more than five hours of his best, most inspiring stories: * The Ugly Duckling * The Nightingale *The Emperor's New Clothes * The Little Mermaid *The Princess and the Pea * Little Tiny *Little Fir Tree * The Garden of Paradise *The Red Shoes * The Tinder Box *The Steadfast Tin Soldier * Great Claus and Little Claus *Thumbelina * The Swineherd *The Little Match Girl * The Snow Queen

The book contains 5 fairy tales, adapted from the work of Hans Christian Andersen to be suitable for reading to children of all ages. The stories included are The Ugly Duckling, The Princess and the Pea, The Swineherd, The Emperor's New Clothes and What a Good Man Does is Always Right.Hans Christian Andersen was a story-telling genius, however translations of the original stories he wrote contain old and complicated language that can be difficult for modern children to understand. Some of his works are also quite dark and have endings that might be upsetting to some children.All stories in Tales for Young Ears have been meticulously edited to preserve as much of the original language and story-line, but in a manner that is understandable to modern children. The book also contains a marker after approximately every five minutes of reading. This is to provide parents or adult readers with an opportunity to pause a story at a logical break-point and return to it later, depending on circumstances.The book contains wonderful classic original illustrations by Edna F. Hart. Each story has one to three illustrations, depending on the length.

A mother duck hatches a brood of ducklings. All are sweet little yellow babies—all but one, who is very large, very gray, and very ugly. The poor ugly duckling is teased and tormented by everyone he meets, even his own mother, brothers, and sisters. Driven from his home in the barnyard, the unhappy duckling wanders the world alone, suffering hardships, cruelty, and ridicule wherever he goes. This exquisite tale of rejection and redemption has been a favorite with children since its first publication in 1845. The hapless duck's plight, and his ultimate triumph, is especially relevant in today's image-conscious world.

A mother duck hatches a brood of ducklings. All are sweet little yellow babies—all but one, who is very large, very gray, and very ugly. The poor ugly duckling is teased and tormented by everyone he meets, even his own mother, brothers, and sisters. Driven from his home in the barnyard, the unhappy duckling wanders the world alone, suffering hardships, cruelty, and ridicule wherever he goes. This exquisite tale of rejection and redemption has been a favorite with children since its first publication in 1845. The hapless duck's plight, and his ultimate triumph, is especially relevant in today's image-conscious world.